NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior Achievement USA® (JA) today announced that it will honor several of Junior Achievement of New York's corporate partners with Gold, Silver, and Bronze level 2017-2018 U.S. President's Volunteer Service Awards for providing at least 15,000, 10,000, and 5,000 volunteer hours respectively to local Junior Achievement offices during the 2017-2018 school year. The U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award will be presented to 44 organizations at an awards ceremony and celebration event at the New York Stock Exchange during the JA Volunteer Summit, supported by American Express, on March 12, 2019 in New York, NY. The event will be part of Junior Achievement's year-long Centennial Celebration.
Partners of Junior Achievement of New York headquartered in greater New York to be honored include: Barclays, Citi, Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, Marsh & McLennan Companies, MetLife, PepsiCo, PwC, and Voya Financial. The complete list of recipients can be found here.
"Junior Achievement volunteers bring our programs to life. They share their experiences and skills with students while delivering our programs, teaching them how to manage their money, succeed in the workforce, or start a business that creates jobs and grows the economy," said Joseph Peri, President and CEO of JA New York.
"Junior Achievement volunteers help build communities by empowering the next generation's success," said Gavin O'Connor, JA New York Board Chair and COO and CFO of Point72. "JA could not exist without the dedication of its volunteers. We are grateful for this opportunity to recognize their invaluable support."
Junior Achievement's K-12 programs are delivered across the country by a network of more than 245,000 volunteers, including 7,200 in the New York Metro area. JA programs provide innovative, hands-on work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy education to more than 90,000 students in NYC, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley each year.
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Junior Achievement of New York is the local affiliate of Junior Achievement USA, the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Visit www.jany.org for more information.
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Stephanie Zlotnick
Email: szlotnick@jany.org
Phone: 212-907-0046
SOURCE Junior Achievement of New York
